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      Application of the Sharp Front Model to capillary absorption in a vuggy limestone 

      Ioannou, Ioannis; Andreou, Andronikoulla; Tsikouras, Basilios; Hatzipanagiotou, Konstantin (2009)
      The unusual pore size distribution and in particular the presence of large pores in certain construction materials, results in an anomalous sorptivity and a marked deviation from the standard t1/2 law. In this paper, we ...
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      In-situ measurement of liquid phase moisture in cement mortar 

      Ghandehari, Masoud; Vimer, Cristian S.; Ioannou, Ioannis; Sidelev, Alexey; Jin, Weihua; Spellane, Peter (2012)
      A sensing method is developed and used for measurement of liquid phase moisture transport through cement mortar. Near-infrared electromagnetic energy launched through optical fibers is used to analyze the internal environment ...
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      On the role of organic adlayers in the anomalous water sorptivity of Lépine limestone 

      Ioannou, Ioannis; Hoff, William D.; Hall, Christopher (2004)
      Sorptivity data are reported for the capillary absorption of water, ethanol, propan-2-ol, and n-heptane by the calcitic limestone Lépine (Lavoux à grain). The data confirm that the water sorptivity is anomalously low, an ...